The 2015–16 Luxembourg National Division was the 102nd season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. The league season started on 2 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016, with a promotion/relegation playoff following on 27 May.[1]
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Champions | F91 Dudelange |
Relegated | Grevenmacher Etzella Ettelbruck Wiltz |
Champions League | F91 Dudelange |
Europa League | Fola Esch Differdange 03 |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 607 (3.34 per match) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
F91 Dudelange claimed the title on goal difference over defending champions Fola Esch.
Teams
editRM Hamm Benfica, the 2014-15 Division of Honour champion, and UNA Strassen, which won the promotion play-off, were promoted to the top level for the first time in their history. Runner-up Racing FC rejoins the National Division just one year after their relegation.
Team | Venue | Capacity |
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Differdange 03 | Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange | 3,000 |
Stade du Thillenberg | 6,300 | |
Etzella Ettelbruck | Stade Am Deich | 2,102 |
F91 Dudelange | Stade Jos Nosbaum | 2,558 |
Fola Esch | Stade Émile Mayrisch | 3,826 |
Grevenmacher | Op Flohr Stadion | 4,000 |
Jeunesse Esch | Stade de la Frontière | 5,090 |
Mondorf-les-Bains | Stade John Grün | 3,600 |
Progrès Niederkorn | Stade Jos Haupert | 2,800 |
Racing FC | Stade Achille Hammerel | 5,814 |
Stade Camille Polfer | 2,740 | |
Hollerich Stadion | 2,120 | |
RM Hamm Benfica | Luxembourg-Cents | 2,800 |
Rumelange | Stade Municipal | 2,950 |
UNA Strassen | Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz | 2,000[2] |
Victoria Rosport | VictoriArena | 1,000[3] |
Wiltz | Stade Géitz | 2,000 |
Source: World Stadiums[4]
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | F91 Dudelange (C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a] |
2 | Fola Esch | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Differdange 03 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 55 | |
4 | Jeunesse Esch | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 46 | |
5 | UNA Strassen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 38 | |
6 | Progrès Niederkorn | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 36 | |
7 | Mondorf-les-Bains | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 36 | |
8 | Racing FC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 35 | |
9 | RM Hamm Benfica | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 34 | |
10 | Rumelange | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 28 | |
11 | Victoria Rosport | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 26 | |
12 | Wiltz (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 60 | −38 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
13 | Etzella Ettelbruck (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 17 | Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour |
14 | Grevenmacher (R) | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 53 | −38 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Play-off.[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Luxembourg Cup, F91 Dudelange, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Results
editRelegation play-offs
editA match was played between Wiltz, the twelfth-placed team in the 2015–16 Luxembourg National Division and Jeunesse Canach, the third-placed team in the 2015–16 Luxembourg Division of Honour.[6] The winners, Jeunesse Canach, earned a place in the 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division.[7]
Wiltz | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Jeunesse Canach |
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Report | Maurer 120' |
Top goalscorers
edit- As of 15 April 2016
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Julien Jahier | Racing FC | 25 |
2 | Momar N'Diaye | Jeunesse Esch | 24 |
3 | David Turpel | F91 Dudelange | 20 |
4 | Omar Er Rafik | Differdange 03 | 18 |
Stefano Bensi | Fola Esch | ||
6 | Mickaël Jager | UNA Strassen | 17 |
7 | Jeff Lascak | Victoria Rosport | 14 |
8 | Samir Hadji | Fola Esch | 13 |
Patrick Stumpf | RM Hamm Benfica | ||
10 | Sanel Ibrahimović | F91 Dudelange | 12 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Programme détaillé Ligue BGL et Promotion d'Honneur + Répartition Seniors 2015/2016". Luxembourg Football Federation. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "FC Victoria Rosport". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Worldstadiums Luxembourg". worldstadiums.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "National Division 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football - Résultats et classement Promotion d'Honneur - journée 26" (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "National Division 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Luxembourg National Division-Top Scorers".